Once a Week or 24/7?

“He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.”

Hebrews 11:26

How do you measure how much you value something?

Is it evidenced by the amount of time you dedicate to it?

How about the dollars you spend in pursuit of something?

Is something or someone more valuable to you when it is all you can talk about?

Yes, yes and yes!

Maybe, in the past, you experienced valuing another person above all else.

 How easy it is to see how you would spend your time, your money and your words for that person.

If you are married now do you remember the days of dating and romance? 

All your money, your time and your conversation was centered on the one you loved.  

Now let me ask you an obvious question.

How much do you value being a follower of Christ?

Think for a moment before you answer. 

So how much did you say?

Really?

How much time did Christ get today?

 No, I know it’s not Sunday but it’s still a fair question to ask isn’t it?

After all, anyone who truly values their walk with the Lord must understand that it cannot simply be a Sunday morning affair but a 24/7 relationship.

I ask you how much time you had with the Lord today not for the purpose of ‘guilting’ you into valuing Christ more because that never works anyway. 

Instead, I want to provoke you to that place we’ve talked about before;

self-examination.  

It is a good thing to examine our walk with Christ, allowing the Holy Spirit to turn the searchlight on an area that is weak and needs to be strengthened or an action that needs to be repented of.

The very thought that we would take the time to allow the Holy Spirit to examine our walk speaks to the value we place on it.

Allow some self-examination and some Holy Spirit examination in your walk today and respond in obedience to the areas that need to be addressed. As we move further away from Sunday morning may your walk with Him move closer to the 24/7 relationship He desires.